Comey became the seventh FBI director when he was confirmed by the Senate on July 29, 2013, by a 93-1 count, with Sen. Rand Paul the lone holdout. The Kentucky Republican had threatened to block Comey's nomination, but relented and allowed a vote after being further briefed on FBI drone surveillance policy.
But there are a lot of factors that come into play, and the average debt load varies widely by state. In New Hampshire, where grads have the most debt, the average student is facing $36,101 in loans. Grads have the least amount in Utah: $18,873.
A recent student loan study conducted by the credit bureau Experian found that the student loan balances of the 13.4% of American consumers with outstanding student loans has increased by more than 149% in the last ten years, with collective student loan debt at nearly $1.4 trillion and the average total student loan balance now at $34,144.